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Club Barcelona If the rumours are true and Demberz is available for a two-year loan, Arsenal have everything in place to get the deal done!
ON THE RADAR
Steven Nzonzi Sevilla Paulo Dybala Juventus Max Meyer Free agent Djibril Sidibe Monaco
No.1 TARGET
£18m
BOURNEMOUTH
CHERRIES BOSS Eddie Howe is trying to keep a lid on the excitement around Bournemouth’s transfer window, but he’s secretly ready to spend big!
DIEGO LAXALT
Club Genoa The Uruguay defender was one of the best left-backs at the World Cup and would cost the south-coast club £18m!
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Kieran Tierney Celtic Diego Rico Leganes Ollie Watkins Brentford Jefferson Lerma Levante
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£7m
BRIGHTON
WITH FIVE SIGNINGS in the bag already, The Seagulls only want a few more new faces to help them push on from their 15th-placed finish in the top flight in 2017-18!
ISAAC HAYDEN
Club Newcastle The Toon midfielder has handed in a transfer request as he wants to move back down south. Chris Hughton is keen to offer him the chance!
£5m
ON THE RADAR
Dylan Crowe Ipswich Ze Luis Spartak Moscow Jack O'Connell Sheff. United Samuel Essende PSG
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£12m
BURNLEY
THERE HASN’T been one summer signing at Turf Moor so far but Sean Dyche is ready to change that with some bargain deals – starting with a move for Clucas!
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Club Swansea
Club West Brom
When Burnley pinched midfielder Jack Cork from Swansea, the Welsh club replaced him with Clucas. Now The Clarets want Sam!
Prem new boys Cardiff want to build on their £29m worth of transfers by bringing in the relegated Baggies’ forward for around £5m!
ON THE RADAR
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THE BLUEBIRDS haven't wasted any time this summer, bringing in four fresh faces so far. A few more and the Prem new boys will be in good shape to beat the drop!
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MICHAIL ANTONIO
Club West Ham He’s hardly the striker they’re looking for, but The Hammers star offers an unpredictable style going forward and some ace celebrations!
CRYSTAL PALACE
No.1 TARGET
GONZALO HIGUAIN
Club Juventus Let’s face it, Alvaro Morata’s transfer to Chelsea hasn’t worked. Maybe Argentina goal-getter Gonzalo will have better luck!
THE EAGLES HAVE bundles of pace in their forward line, but no natural goalscorer – it’s Roy Hodgson’s job to put that right. But funds could be limited at Selhurst Park!
£30m
ON THE RADAR
Khouma Babacar Sassuolo Ollie Watkins Brentford R. Loftus-Cheek Chelsea A. Schurrle B. Dortmund
No.1 TARGET
ABDOULAYE DOUCOURE
Club Watford Everton have already had a cheeky £20m bid rejected for the French midfielder but are set to return with an improved £30m offer very soon!
CHELSEA
NEW MANAGER Sarri in place now, so The Blues are set for a huge revamp this summer with players leaving and arriving at Stamford Bridge. They need to get a move on!
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EVERTON
THERE’S A LOT of pressure on new Toffees boss Marco Silva to deliver for Everton next season, so he can’t afford to come unstuck in the transfer market!
ON THE RADAR
Richarlison Watford Yerry Mina Barcelona Danny Welbeck Arsenal Malcom Bordeaux
No.1 TARGET
£20m
FULHAM
NEWLY PROMOTED Fulham have already pulled off one of the signings of the summer with Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri – and now they want to add goals!
ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC
Club Newcastle Mitro’s 12 goals for Fulham last season during his loan spell were enough to persuade them to seek a permanent deal!
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Andre Carrillo Benfica Fabri Besiktas Kevin Mbabu Young Boys David Lopez Espanyol
No.1 TARGET
YERRY MINA
Club Barcelona The Colombian scored three towering headers at the World Cup, which has alerted The Foxes, who could be about to lose Harry Maguire!
No.1 TARGET
£11m
HUDDERSFIELD
DAVID WAGNER’S team narrowly avoided relegation last season and barely scored any goals – they're on the lookout for creative ballers to avoid another scrap!
TONY LIMBOMBE
Club Brugge The Terriers were pretty happy to let Tom Ince go – that might be because they’re eyeing this talented forward to replace him!
ON THE RADAR
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LEICESTER
AFTER SELLING Riyad Mahrez for £60m, Leicester have some big money in the bank and they’re ready to spend it. But they could also lose some top stars!
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£49m
MAN. CITY
WHAT DO YOU give to the team who have everything? City don’t need any more world-class players, but that won’t stop them trying to achieve perfection! No.1 TARGET
NABIL FEKIR
Club Lyon A £49m move for the playmaker fell through after his medical – but if The Reds can work out a low-risk deal it could finally go through!
LIVERPOOL
JURGEN KLOPP has packed the squad with big-money signings but is on the lookout for the last piece of the puzzle – a creative midfielder. Get on it, Jurg!
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ON THE RADAR
Christian Pulisic B. Dortmund Jamaal Lascelles Newcastle Domagoj Vida Besiktas Max Meyer Free agent
MATEO KOVACIC
Club Real Madrid Pep Guardiola laughed his socks off when Real quoted City £80m for Kovacic, so he’ll sit tight and wait for them to lower the price tag!
ON THE RADAR
Miralem Pjanic Juventus Kylian Mbappe PSG Leonardo Bonucci AC Milan Thiago Alcantara B. Munich
No.1 TARGET
£120m
MAN. UNITED
THE RED DEVILS were City’s closest challengers last season but were still 19 points off in second place. If they make an A-list signing, expect that gap to close!
GARETH BALE
Club Real Madrid It’s no secret that Gareth Bale wants regular football next season and that’s exactly what he’ll get at Old Trafford!
ON THE RADAR
Harry Maguire Leicester Willian Chelsea Ivan Perisic Inter Milan T. Alderweireld Tottenham
No.1 TARGET
£14m
NEWCASTLE
IT’S NO SECRET that if Newcastle want to bring any new faces to St James’ Park they’ll have to sell some of their bigger names. Matt Ritchie could be first to go!
ANDROS TOWNSEND
Club Crystal Palace Palace boss Roy Hodgson has said there is absolutely no chance that Townsend will be leaving Selhurst Park. Rafa has other ideas!
£26m
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Salomon Rondon West Brom Jose Fonte Free agent Divock Origi Liverpool Aaron Mooy Huddersfield
No.1 TARGET
No.1 TARGET
£20m
SOUTHAMPTON
MARK HUGHES’ men beat relegation by just three points last season – if he doesn’t spend big on the right players, they might be doomed by next May!
BENJAMIN PAVARD
DANNY INGS
Club Stuttgart
Club Liverpool
The Stuttgart defender starred in Russia and is reportedly close to signing for Bayern in 2019-20. Can Spurs turn Pavard's head?
The ex-Burnley striker made just three starts for Jurgen Klopp’s team last season. Danny needs game time and Saints can offer it!
ON THE RADAR
Filip Kostic Hamburg Marlon Santos Barcelona Ben Gibson Middlesbrough Paco Alcacer Barcelona
TOTTENHAM
SPURS’ BIGGEST problem this summer will be keeping current players – not signing new ones. If they bring in some big names, Harry Kane and co are sure to stay!
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JAMAAL LASCELLES
£32m
WEST HAM
THE HAMMERS have bossed this transfer window, bringing in all sorts of talent, but they’re not done yet. Now they’re looking for leaders – and Lascelles is exactly that!
Club Newcastle A £25m bid has already been rejected and Lascelles himself has said there’s no way he’ll leave, but Manuel Pellegrini won't give up!
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Yaya Toure Man. City Marko Pjaca Juventus Domagoj Vida Besiktas Bernard Free agent
No.1 TARGET
£17m
WATFORD
THERE HAVE BEEN no real superstar signings at Vicarage Road yet and, with rumours that Troy Deeney could be off, bringing in a striker is the priority for Javi Gracia!
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Club Zenit
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Watford’s strikers scored just 12 goals between them last season, hence why a bid for the 6ft 5in Russia striker is coming!
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OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO
Club Man. City Zini played a part in 14 Man. City games last season – he's more than ready for a firstteam spot somewhere. A loan deal would work!
WOLVES
WOLVES AREN’T in the Premier League to make up the numbers. They’ve been signing Champions League-worthy players – and they still want more. Fair play, lads!
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Andre Silva AC Milan Domagoj Vida Besiktas Joao Mario Inter Milan Nacer Chadli West Brom
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ROMA TO LIVERPOOL
Jorginho was nailed on for a move to Man. City – until ex-Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri rocked up at Stamford Bridge and convinced the slick playmaker to come with him!
Jurgen Klopp has been after the top Brazil shot-stopper all year – and he's finally decided to shell out a worldrecord fee for a keeper to stop him signing for rivals Chelsea!
WHAT THEY'RE GETTING!
WHAT THEY'RE GETTING!
HE'LL RUN THE MIDFIELD! Jorginho will sit deep, pick passes and dictate the quick attacking style Sarri wants! BIG-GAME PLAYER! Brazil-born Jorg plays for Italy
A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS! Al saved 79.3% of the shots he faced last season – only David De Gea and Jan Oblak did better! HE CAN PICK A PASS! He doesn't just stop goals – he
– ex-Chelsea boss Antonio Conte gave him his first cap! HE'S A WINNER! In his first season at Napoli, Jorginho won the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italia!
completed more passes than Man. City's Ederson in 2017-18! TOP-LEVEL EXPERIENCE! As well as helping Roma make the UCL semis, he was Brazil's No.1 at the World Cup finals!
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ERIK DURM
FABIAN BALBUENA
BORUSSIA DORTMUND TO HUDDERSFIELD
CORINTHIANS TO WEST HAM
Terriers boss David Wagner nipped over to his home country to bag himself an experienced full-back in the shape of Durm, who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014!
The nails centre-back has a rep as one of the best stoppers in South America – new Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini is backing him to step up and help push West Ham to a top-ten finish!
£15m £8m
YVES BISSOUMA
ADAMA DIAKHABY
LILLE TO BRIGHTON
MONACO TO HUDDERSFIELD
The Seagulls smashed it by avoiding relegation – but they know it'll be even harder this term, so they've snapped up this highly rated Mali star to add some tekkers to their midfield!
The Terriers have just taken their attack up to another level by bringing in the France Under-21 forward. He can play anywhere up top and has Champions League experience!
THE BEST OF THE REST JAMAL BLACKMAN Chelsea to Leeds loan
MASON MOUNT Chelsea to Derby loan
HARRY WILSON Liverpool to Leeds loan
SHANI TARASHAJ Everton to Grasshoppers loan
MARC BOLA Arsenal to Blackpool free
JACK PAYNE Huddersfield to Bradford loan
YAW YEBOAH Man. City to Numancia loan
TODD KANE Chelsea to Hull loan
ANTON WALKES Tottenham to Portsmouth loan
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£47m
£13m
XHERDAN SHAQIRI
FELIPE ANDERSON
STOKE TO LIVERPOOL
LAZIO TO WEST HAM
The Reds were close to signing the Power Cube back in 2014 – they've landed him second time around after watching him boss it for Switzerland at the World Cup!
The Hammers wanted to make a serious statement going into the new season – so they've DOUBLED their previous transfer record to land the Brazilian trickster!
WHAT THEY'RE GETTING!
WHAT THEY'RE GETTING!
SCORES WORLDIES FOR DAYS! Shaq just doesn't do tap-ins – expect to see him firing home goal-of-the-month bangers! SET-PIECE DON! Liverpool struggle with teams
TOTALLY RAPID! He's not a unit, so he'll take time to settle – but he's so rapid that defenders won't get near him! ALL-ROUND GOAL THREAT! Felipe has got tekkers, is good
that sit deep – Xherdan's sick delivery can break them down! STRENGTH IN DEPTH! Liverpool's bench in the UCL final was lame – having Shaq as an option is a game-changer!
with both feet and can play in a number of attacking positions! ALL ABOUT THE GOLD! Anderson missed out on the World Cup, but he won gold at the 2016 Olympics with Brazil!
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BENFICA TO WOLVES
FULHAM TO BRIGHTON
If Wolves want to survive in the Prem they're going to need someone who can bag on the regs – they're hoping this loan striker, who was at the World Cup with Mexico, can do the biz!
The ex-England youth international started last season as first choice at Fulham but lost his spot as The Cottagers battled for promotion – he'll provide back-up to Mathew Ryan!
£35m £99.2m
CRISTIANO RONALDO
ARTHUR
REAL MADRID TO JUVENTUS
GREMIO TO BARCELONA
Oof! This is the big one – after achieving everything he could at Real, C-Ron jetted off to Italy to help Juve finally get their hands on the Champions League trophy!
If there's one thing Barca love it's a midfield passing machine – and now that Andres Iniesta is pinging the ball all over Japan, this Brazilian baller has arrived to take his place!
£14m £32m
DALEY BLIND
CLEMENT LENGLET
MAN. UNITED TO AJAX
SEVILLA TO BARCELONA
After four years at Old Trafford, the versatile Holland defender has gone back to the club that gave him his pro debut and where he won four league titles in a row!
The La Liga champs have snapped up one of the best young centre-backs in Europe. He helped Sevilla knock Man. United out of the Champions League last season, so he's ready to step up!
THE BEST OF EUROPE ALASSANE PLEA Nice to B. Monchengladbach £20.7m
WILLIAM CARVALHO Sporting Lisbon to Real Betis £18m
DIEGO ROLAN Bordeaux to Deportiva La Coruna £4.5m
YOUCEF ATTAL Kortrijk to Nice £2.7m
SANTIAGO CESARES Velez Sarsfield to Villarreal £9m
WAHBI KHAZRI Sunderland to Saint-Etienne £6.3m
FABIO Middlesbrough to Nantes undisclosed
DARWIN MACHIS Grenada to Udinese undisclosed
GIORGI KVILITAIA Rapid Vienna to Gent £2.7m
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DESPITE THE FACT that he was a £166m PSG star before the World Cup, Mbappe was still seen as a breakout star in Russia. His pace, trickery and goals were too much for defences – and that's just what Madrid need from C-Ron's replacement. Plus, he’s still young so his value should go up!
JUST LIKE C-RON, Hazard has won titles in two different leagues. After six seasons with Chelsea, a new boss at Stamford Bridge might give the Belgian captain the perfect reason to leave. He dreams of winning the Ballon d’Or – and there’s no better platform than the Bernabeu to achieve that goal!
CAN YOU LOOK further than the World Cup Golden Boot winner? Kane scored as many as C-Ron did in 2017-18 and has netted more club goals by the age of 24 than C-Ron did. Considering the fact that Ronaldo has now scored 574, don't bet against Haz putting up even bigger numbers!
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C-Ron is a record-breaker, but so is Mbappe – he’s Monaco’s youngestever player and scorer, the youngest to bag ten UCL goals and youngest Frenchman to bag at a World Cup!
Since Hazard moved to the Prem in 2012, no player has been fouled more than the 534 times he’s hit the deck. Real need a pen taker – Eden has scored 83.4% of his at Chelsea!
Not many players are on the same level as C-Ron and Messi, but Kane’s 56 goals in 2017 made him Europe’s top scorer. Since 2014, his goals-toshots ratio is better than Ronnie's!
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THE EGYPTIAN KING has just signed a new deal at Anfield – but so had Philippe Coutinho and look where he ended up! No player in Prem history has had a better debut season – and he offers a different type of attacking threat to the other four. If this happens, expect a deal soon!
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Injury meant he only played 20 times in Ligue 1 last season, but Ney still made the most dribbles, topped the assists charts and had the best goals-to-games ratio in the league!
Before Mo, no-one had won three Prem Player of the Month awards in one season. He scored 11 in seven games in March and April, and was named the PFA Player of the Year!
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THE HAIR MOST LIKE PASTA AWARD It’s fair to say Neymar didn’t have a great tourney in Russia – and it all started with this bizarre barnet. He was mocked for his spaghetti style and soon lopped it off!
THE HE’S ONLY GONE AND DONE IT AWARD On only the second day of action, an epic battle between Spain and Portugal saw C-Ron curl in a free-kick, complete his hat-trick and remind people never to doubt him. What a hero he is!
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THE ALMOST IDENTICAL GOALS AWARD Both right-backs. Both absolute zingers. Both using the exact same technique from the exact same spot on the pitch. Benjamin Pavard and Nacho – take a bow, lads. Stunning!
THE WWE AWARD
Poor Panama might have la longer if they hadn’t wrest sted a little players to the floor right inled England’s All that was missing was a front of the ref. steel chair!
THE DUBIOUS STAT AWARD
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THE GAME NOT EVEN WORTHY OF HIGHLIGHTS AWARD THE HOW TO TURN DEFENCE INTO ATTACK AWARD With less than a minute on the clock and Japan by the corner flag, it looked like their last-16 clash with Belgium was set for extra-time. Ten seconds later, an epic counter from The Red Devils saw Nacer Chadli settle the game with the last kick!
Russia 2018 had loads of epic clashes, but there was one goalless draw – and it involved the eventual winners France, who bored us to tears in their final group game against Denmark!
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THE WOW, HE’S RAPID AWARD THE BEST PIGGY BACK AWARD Is that Neymar on Paulinho’s back? Or is it Lord Garmadon from Ninjago? Whatever it is, we appreciate the sick celebration symmetry in full flow here!
THE UNLIKELY ARD COMBO AW Sure. De Bruyne to
Neymar to Coutinho? ry Hazard? Standard. But Kieran Tripper to Har for Maguire? This combo nailed second spotSick most chances created for a team-mate. !
Everyone knew Kylian Mbappe was good, but now everyone knows just how quick he is – he clocked 23mph v Argentina, the fastest speed in Russia!
THE LAST 16 CURSE AWARD Mexico just cannot play more than four games in a World Cup. In every comp since 1994 El Tri have fallen at the first knockout hurdle!
THE COMMITMENT TO THE CAUSE AWARD THE HOT POTATO AWARD Uruguay No.1 Fernando Muslera was in line for our MOTD mag Team of the Tournament. Then he let in Antoine Griezmann's woeful shot and his country was dumped out of the tourney. Ouch!
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Japan's fans stayed behind and tidied up their mess after being knocked out of the tournament by Belgium. Now that's classy!
THE JUST STOP PASSING FOR ONE SECOND AWARD Spain like keeping the ball, but against Russia they REALLY liked keeping the ball. But after a record-breaking 1,006 passes they forgot to try to score and lost on penalties. Come on, lads!
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THE GOLDEN BOYZ AWARD THE PRESENTATION WASHOUT AWARD The best ever World Cup deserved the best ever presentation. Instead, they took too long to set it up and everyone got soaked, before two random blokes walked in front of the camera just as Hugo Lloris lifted the trophy. What an utter shambles!
GOLDEN BOOT HARRY KANE Six goals from six shots on target! GOLDEN GLOVE THIBAUT COURTOIS Three clean sheets and the most saves – 27!
THE COMPLETE HASH AWARD When chasing an equaliser at the end of their group game with Spain, Iran defender Milad Mohammadi psyched himself for a killer throw-in, only to do a botched forward roll. What a plank!
THE END OF AN ERA AWARD After four World Cups each, both Lionel Messi and C-Ron bowed out on the same day in Russia – and with Leo aged 31 and Ron now 33, it looks likely to be their last tournament. Cheers, legends!
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W E H T T A KETCH FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL! Match 64. Luzhniki Stadium,
Our man was there for the biggest game in world footy!
Moscow. Block C139, row 30, seat 12. Kick-off 6pm
EYES ON THE PRIZE!
Ketch says: “Spotted this beautiful lump of gold hours before Hugo Lloris got his sweaty gloves on it. Epic!”
ZABIVAKA SELFIE!
It’s made from 18-carat gold!
Ketch says: “Bumped into the big guy before we went into the stadium!”
A spot of sight-seeing!
CLOSING CEREMONY!
Ketch says: “Will Smith and Ronaldinho closed the tournament – best World Cup ever? I think so!”
! L A N I F P U C D WORL MY MATES!
KICK-OFF!
Ketch says: “I watched the game with my pals Dave and Big Red!”
Ketch says: “The atmosphere as the game started was absolute flames!”
Ketch says: “We didn’t have a great view for the trophy lift but at least we were dry!’”
MY VIEW!
Ketch says: “Not bad, eh?”
MY DAD!
Ketch says: “My dad came, too – he loved it!”
TROPHY LIFT!
FULL-TIME!
Ketch says: “The French squad and staff went crazy at the full-time whistle – you would too if you were world champions!”
GOLDEN CANONS! Ketch says: “Fire works, gold ticker tape, thunder and lightning – Russia, you put on an amazing show!”
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WEEK 1 KEEPERS!
WEEK 2 DEFENDERS!
WEEK 3 MIDFIELDERS!
WEEK 4 STRIKERS!
4 ADJUST POSITION! Saul says: “Adjust your feet as you get ready for the shot and push off the foot that's closest to the side you’re diving!”
2 TURN QUICKLY! Saul says: “Spin around quickly and adjust your position ready to face a shot!”
1 FACE THE GOAL! Saul says: “Stand facing the goal, stay on your toes and wait for a call from your training partner to turn around from the striker!”
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3 LOCATE THE SHOT!
5 STRONG CONNECTION!
Saul says: “The striker’s job is to pop shots off after each call, starting from any one of five different surprise positions!”
Saul says: “Spread yourself wide to cover the whole goal and get a strong hand on the ball. Then turn to face the goal and wait for your next call!”
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Saul says: “Start on the goal line before your training partner lofts the ball in the air. Come out and keep your eyes locked on it!”
Saul says: “Push up off your strongest foot and claim the ball in the air by using a W shape with both hands. Nice and firm!”
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Philippe Coutinho is to play in the new Phanhyped toms, saying: “You can see wh ere to place the ball for the perfect touch!”
Gear
MOULD BREAKER! Nike want to change the game. Their brand new PhantomVSN boot is an incredible creation that's built to be perfect out of the box. The mesh inner stretches to fit your foot and the Ghost Lace system helps the boot to fit effortlessly for everyone. Sweet! Pro version £230 prodirectsoccer.com
The best new swag with MOTD expert Ketch! KETCH SAYS
Those new Nikes are tasty, but if you like a more tradish boot check these Umbro wheels!
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This training ball is a great price. If you’re going to be putting in the hours for pre-season, this could be a smart buy! prodirectsoccer.com
Shinnes can be ignored sometimes, but we can’t take our eyes off these Adidas beauties – so strong! prodirectsoccer.com
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This kit comes with all the tools you need to build a goal and set up a keeper – all that's left is to smash one in the top bins! cottontwist.co.uk
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Get these kicks seen! Reebok are smashing their trainer game and these blue Classics are no exception! jdsports.co.uk
The Barry Loser book series is legendary round these parts, and now it’s tackling the beautiful game. Winner winner! waterstones.com
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CAPTAIN TOAD: TREASURE TRACKER What’s it like? Mazey puzzler that’s packed with loads of battles. Play if… you’ve finished Super Mario Odyssey and need a new challenge! Out on Switch and 3DS £29.99
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What’s it like? More ace block-building action featuring some very super heroes. Play if… you’re as chill as Frozone!
What’s it like? Awesome twoplayer puzzle-platforming. Play if… you want to improve your teamwork tekkers!
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WHAT A WORLD CUP-DATE! FIFA 18 gave us a sick World Cup expansion to enjoy – here’s how we all played it!
DONKEY KONG COUNTRY: TROPICAL FREEZE
406 MILLION GAMES!
What’s it like? Side-scrolling action you can play alone or with a mate. Play if… you’ve got the need for some speedy aquatic action!
That’s how many games have been played on the epic World Cup update since it was released on 29 May!
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1 BILLION GOALS! And this is how many goals have been scored in those games – meaning there were around 2.5 goals per game!
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: MONSTERS OVERBOARD What’s it like? Dracula and Mavis need to save the Drac Pack from mysterious enemies. Play if… you love the Hotel Transylvania films! Out on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch £34.99
1.7 BILLION SAVES! And there would have been bags more goals too, if it wasn’t for the nearly two billion saves that keepers made!
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BRAZIL ARE THE TOP PICK! 170 million games were played with Brazil – the most popular country in the FIFA 18 World Cup update!
MARIO TENNIS ACES What’s it like? Wimbledon after eating a share bag of Skittles. Play if… you just can’t get enough sport in your life! Out on Switch £39.99
FRANCE v BRAZIL! And this massive tie was the most popular World Cup finals clash, taking place a MASSIVE 315,637 times!
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England have three lions on their shirt, but how many roses on their badge? A
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Yeah – France might notice it's missing, Paz!
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WHEN YOU’RE TOLD THERE’S ANOTHER FIVE-MILE RUN…
Which glove kept the most clean sheets at the World Cup? Who is this guy?
Nope, me neither!
WHEN YOU’VE BEEN AWAY FOR SO LONG YOU CAN’T REMEMBER ANYONE'S NAMES… Sorry about that, mate!
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JACK WILSHERE AFTER HIS FIRST TRAINING SESH! I'll be fine by next week!
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Jose Mourinho styles it out! Playing for England was wicked!
PUMA ONE GRIP FOUR CLEAN SHEETS
Maybe we should learn from Gareth Southgate's style!
Illustration: Paul Cemmick
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PREM CLUB QUIZ
MAN. UNITED QUIZ!
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Grab a maR QUIZ do Prem tete and quiz battleam !
Let’s see who knows the most about England’s most successful club… 1
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Wayne Rooney is the club’s record scorer with how many goals – 243, 253 or 263? PLAYER 1
In which year was the club originally founded as Newton Heath – 1878, 1908 or 1928? PLAYER 2
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Man. United have two Argentina internationals in their squad – but can you name them both? PLAYER 1
United have won more top-flight titles than anyone else – have they won 15, 20 or 25? PLAYER 2
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What is the capacity of United’s home stadium Old Trafford – 69,245, 74,994 or 83,678? PLAYER 1
Which centre-back is the club’s record defensive signing at a whopping £31 million? PLAYER 2
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£31m PLAYER 2
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Who was the captain of the club for a record 12 years – Bryan Robson or Peter Schmeichel?
Can you name the last player to win the Ballon d’Or as a Man. United player? PLAYER 2
ANSWERS!
PLAYER 1
1 253 2 1878 3 Marcos Rojo & Sergio Romero 4 20 5 74,994 6 Victor Lindelof 7 Bryan Robson 8 Cristiano Ronaldo (2008)
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